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Hawaiian Launches Flights To Australia's "Sunshine State"

HONOLULU,
Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines today continued its expansion into new international markets, with the launch of nonstop service to
Brisbane, Australia, capital city of the
State of Queensland.

Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian's president and CEO, commented, "
Brisbane is our second gateway city in
Australia and the accessibility and convenience we are offering into an entirely new region will make it far easier to go and experience the vast appeal of this beautiful country. Likewise, Australians have a great affinity for the charms of Hawai'i and we see these new flights providing our state's visitor industry with a tremendous boost."

Only U.S. Carrier Serving BrisbaneHawaiian is the only U.S. carrier serving
Brisbane, giving travelers in Hawai'i and throughout
North America a convenient new travel alternative for experiencing the scenic beauty of
Queensland –
Australia's "
Sunshine State."

Centrally located on
Australia's east coast,
Brisbane is the gateway to a host of appealing sites and attractions for visitors to enjoy, including the world-famous Great Barrier Reef, world heritage listed rainforests, the iconic Outback territory, and the renowned leisure destinations of
Australia's Gold and Sunshine Coasts.

Brisbane also serves as a key hub for onward travel throughout
Australia. Capitalizing on this, Hawaiian has timed its flight schedule for travelers to connect with same-day flights to and from throughout
Queensland and other states via an interline partnership with domestic carrier Virgin Australia.

Hawaiian's
Brisbane-
Honolulu service is benefiting Hawai'i's visitor industry by adding 41,000 new air seats to the market annually, generating an estimated
$79 million in visitor expenditures and
$8.6 million in tax revenue for Hawai'i, according to the Hawai'i Tourism Authority.

Flight Schedule InformationHawaiian's Flight HA 443 will depart
Honolulu at
10:20 a.m. every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, cross the international dateline, and arrive in
Brisbane at
4:00 p.m. the following day.

Starting
November 28, the return flight HA 444 will depart
Brisbane at
6:35 p.m. every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, cross the international dateline, and arrive in
Honolulu at
8:05 a.m. the same day.

Hawaiian will operate its
Honolulu-
Brisbane service offering the comfort and roominess of its wide-body, twin-aisle Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, seating 264 passengers in a two-class cabin, with 18 in Business Class and 246 in the Main Cabin.

Adding to the enjoyment of the travel experience is Hawaiian's signature
' Mea Ho'okipa' (translation: I am host) onboard service celebrating the culture, people, and
Aloha Spirit of the Hawaiian Islands throughout the flight.

Honoring the Southern CrossToday's inaugural flight from
Honolulu to
Brisbane is also honoring the famed transpacific flight of the
Southern Cross, which in
June 1928 – the year before Hawaiian was founded – became the first aircraft to fly from Hawai'i to
Brisbane.

Originating from
Oakland, California, the
Southern Cross captured international headlines with its successful completion of the world's longest journey by air at the time.

Flown by Australian aviation pioneers
Charles Kingsford Smith and
Charles Ulm, the tri-engine Fokker monoplane took approximately 83 hours to fly from
Kaua'i to
Brisbane's Eagle Farm airfield, stopping en route in
Fiji for the pilots to take a one-day rest break.

In honor of
Kingsford Smith and Ulm's pioneering flight, Hawaiian has placed a commemorative image of the
Southern Cross near the cockpit window of the Boeing 767-300ER aircraft operating today's flight.

Continued Long-Haul Expansion Brisbane is the seventh of eight new destinations that Hawaiian has introduced or announced new service to since
November 2010, following
Tokyo,
Osaka,
Fukuoka, and
Sapporo, Japan;
Seoul, South Korea; and
New York City. Hawaiian will launch service to
Auckland, New Zealand, on
March 13, 2013.

Hawaiian's continuing growth into new markets and expansion of existing operations in
North America has been fueled by its long-haul fleet renewal and expansion program that began in
June 2010. Since then, the company has welcomed nine new Airbus A330-200 aircraft to its fleet, and is scheduled to introduce 13 more A330s into service between 2013 and 2015.

Ticket InformationTickets for any of Hawaiian's routes can be purchased online at HawaiianAirlines.com, by calling Hawaiian's reservations department toll-free at 1-800-367-5320, or through any professional travel agent.

About Hawaiian AirlinesHawaiian has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past eight years (2004-2011) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by
Conde Nast Traveler,
Travel + Leisure and
Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.

Now in its 84
th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air service from its primary visitor markets on the U.S. mainland. Hawaiian offers nonstop service to Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline, along with service from
Japan,
South Korea,
the Philippines,
Australia,
American Samoa, and Tahiti. New nonstop service will begin between
Honolulu and
Auckland, New Zealand on
March 13, 2013. Hawaiian also provides approximately 170 daily jet flights between the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow updates on Twitter about Hawaiian (@HawaiianAir) and its special fare offers (@HawaiianFares), and become a fan on its Facebook page (Hawaiian Airlines).

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